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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the same brown owl that had hooted when Helen Bellew kissed George Pendyce in the conservatory hooted again now that Gregory walked grieving over the fruits of that kiss.
all
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From this reading One, larger than all the rest, over the larches, shone on him ironically, for it was the star of love.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And on his beat between the yew-trees that, living before Pendyces came to Worsted Skeynes, would live when they were gone, he cooled his heart in the silver light of that big star.
beat
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From this reading And on his beat between the yew-trees that, living before Pendyces came to Worsted Skeynes, would live when they were gone, he cooled his heart in the silver light of that big star.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And on his beat between the yew-trees that, living before Pendyces came to Worsted Skeynes, would live when they were gone, he cooled his heart in the silver light of that big star.
Bellew
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From this reading And the same brown owl that had hooted when Helen Bellew kissed George Pendyce in the conservatory hooted again now that Gregory walked grieving over the fruits of that kiss.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading And on his beat between the yew-trees that, living before Pendyces came to Worsted Skeynes, would live when they were gone, he cooled his heart in the silver light of that big star.
big
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From this reading And on his beat between the yew-trees that, living before Pendyces came to Worsted Skeynes, would live when they were gone, he cooled his heart in the silver light of that big star.
brown
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From this reading And the same brown owl that had hooted when Helen Bellew kissed George Pendyce in the conservatory hooted again now that Gregory walked grieving over the fruits of that kiss.
came
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From this reading And on his beat between the yew-trees that, living before Pendyces came to Worsted Skeynes, would live when they were gone, he cooled his heart in the silver light of that big star.
conservatory
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From this reading And the same brown owl that had hooted when Helen Bellew kissed George Pendyce in the conservatory hooted again now that Gregory walked grieving over the fruits of that kiss.
cooled
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From this reading And on his beat between the yew-trees that, living before Pendyces came to Worsted Skeynes, would live when they were gone, he cooled his heart in the silver light of that big star.
dark
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From this reading The irises restrained their perfume lest it should whip his senses; only the young larch-trees and the far fields sent him their fugitive sweetness through the dark.
DEFINITION
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From this reading DEFINITION OF "PENDYCITIS" Gregory walked long in the Scotch garden with his eyes on the stars.
eyes
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From this reading DEFINITION OF "PENDYCITIS" Gregory walked long in the Scotch garden with his eyes on the stars.
far
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From this reading The irises restrained their perfume lest it should whip his senses; only the young larch-trees and the far fields sent him their fugitive sweetness through the dark.
fields
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From this reading The irises restrained their perfume lest it should whip his senses; only the young larch-trees and the far fields sent him their fugitive sweetness through the dark.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One, larger than all the rest, over the larches, shone on him ironically, for it was the star of love.
fruits
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From this reading And the same brown owl that had hooted when Helen Bellew kissed George Pendyce in the conservatory hooted again now that Gregory walked grieving over the fruits of that kiss.
fugitive
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From this reading The irises restrained their perfume lest it should whip his senses; only the young larch-trees and the far fields sent him their fugitive sweetness through the dark.
garden
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From this reading DEFINITION OF "PENDYCITIS" Gregory walked long in the Scotch garden with his eyes on the stars.
George
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From this reading And the same brown owl that had hooted when Helen Bellew kissed George Pendyce in the conservatory hooted again now that Gregory walked grieving over the fruits of that kiss.
gone
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From this reading And on his beat between the yew-trees that, living before Pendyces came to Worsted Skeynes, would live when they were gone, he cooled his heart in the silver light of that big star.
Gregory
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From this reading DEFINITION OF "PENDYCITIS" Gregory walked long in the Scotch garden with his eyes on the stars.
grieving
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From this reading And the same brown owl that had hooted when Helen Bellew kissed George Pendyce in the conservatory hooted again now that Gregory walked grieving over the fruits of that kiss.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And the same brown owl that had hooted when Helen Bellew kissed George Pendyce in the conservatory hooted again now that Gregory walked grieving over the fruits of that kiss.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And on his beat between the yew-trees that, living before Pendyces came to Worsted Skeynes, would live when they were gone, he cooled his heart in the silver light of that big star.
heart
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From this reading And on his beat between the yew-trees that, living before Pendyces came to Worsted Skeynes, would live when they were gone, he cooled his heart in the silver light of that big star.
Helen
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From this reading And the same brown owl that had hooted when Helen Bellew kissed George Pendyce in the conservatory hooted again now that Gregory walked grieving over the fruits of that kiss.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One, larger than all the rest, over the larches, shone on him ironically, for it was the star of love.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DEFINITION OF "PENDYCITIS" Gregory walked long in the Scotch garden with his eyes on the stars.
hooted
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From this reading And the same brown owl that had hooted when Helen Bellew kissed George Pendyce in the conservatory hooted again now that Gregory walked grieving over the fruits of that kiss.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DEFINITION OF "PENDYCITIS" Gregory walked long in the Scotch garden with his eyes on the stars.
irises
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From this reading The irises restrained their perfume lest it should whip his senses; only the young larch-trees and the far fields sent him their fugitive sweetness through the dark.
ironically
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From this reading One, larger than all the rest, over the larches, shone on him ironically, for it was the star of love.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One, larger than all the rest, over the larches, shone on him ironically, for it was the star of love.
kiss
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From this reading And the same brown owl that had hooted when Helen Bellew kissed George Pendyce in the conservatory hooted again now that Gregory walked grieving over the fruits of that kiss.
kissed
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From this reading And the same brown owl that had hooted when Helen Bellew kissed George Pendyce in the conservatory hooted again now that Gregory walked grieving over the fruits of that kiss.
larch-trees
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From this reading The irises restrained their perfume lest it should whip his senses; only the young larch-trees and the far fields sent him their fugitive sweetness through the dark.
larches
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From this reading One, larger than all the rest, over the larches, shone on him ironically, for it was the star of love.
larger
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From this reading One, larger than all the rest, over the larches, shone on him ironically, for it was the star of love.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading The irises restrained their perfume lest it should whip his senses; only the young larch-trees and the far fields sent him their fugitive sweetness through the dark.
light
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From this reading And on his beat between the yew-trees that, living before Pendyces came to Worsted Skeynes, would live when they were gone, he cooled his heart in the silver light of that big star.
live
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From this reading And on his beat between the yew-trees that, living before Pendyces came to Worsted Skeynes, would live when they were gone, he cooled his heart in the silver light of that big star.
living
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From this reading And on his beat between the yew-trees that, living before Pendyces came to Worsted Skeynes, would live when they were gone, he cooled his heart in the silver light of that big star.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DEFINITION OF "PENDYCITIS" Gregory walked long in the Scotch garden with his eyes on the stars.
love
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From this reading One, larger than all the rest, over the larches, shone on him ironically, for it was the star of love.
now
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From this reading And the same brown owl that had hooted when Helen Bellew kissed George Pendyce in the conservatory hooted again now that Gregory walked grieving over the fruits of that kiss.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DEFINITION OF "PENDYCITIS" Gregory walked long in the Scotch garden with his eyes on the stars.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DEFINITION OF "PENDYCITIS" Gregory walked long in the Scotch garden with his eyes on the stars.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One, larger than all the rest, over the larches, shone on him ironically, for it was the star of love.
only
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From this reading The irises restrained their perfume lest it should whip his senses; only the young larch-trees and the far fields sent him their fugitive sweetness through the dark.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading One, larger than all the rest, over the larches, shone on him ironically, for it was the star of love.
owl
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From this reading And the same brown owl that had hooted when Helen Bellew kissed George Pendyce in the conservatory hooted again now that Gregory walked grieving over the fruits of that kiss.
Pendyce
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From this reading And the same brown owl that had hooted when Helen Bellew kissed George Pendyce in the conservatory hooted again now that Gregory walked grieving over the fruits of that kiss.
Pendyces
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From this reading And on his beat between the yew-trees that, living before Pendyces came to Worsted Skeynes, would live when they were gone, he cooled his heart in the silver light of that big star.
PENDYCITIS
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From this reading DEFINITION OF "PENDYCITIS" Gregory walked long in the Scotch garden with his eyes on the stars.
perfume
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From this reading The irises restrained their perfume lest it should whip his senses; only the young larch-trees and the far fields sent him their fugitive sweetness through the dark.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One, larger than all the rest, over the larches, shone on him ironically, for it was the star of love.
restrained
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From this reading The irises restrained their perfume lest it should whip his senses; only the young larch-trees and the far fields sent him their fugitive sweetness through the dark.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the same brown owl that had hooted when Helen Bellew kissed George Pendyce in the conservatory hooted again now that Gregory walked grieving over the fruits of that kiss.
Scotch
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From this reading DEFINITION OF "PENDYCITIS" Gregory walked long in the Scotch garden with his eyes on the stars.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading The irises restrained their perfume lest it should whip his senses; only the young larch-trees and the far fields sent him their fugitive sweetness through the dark.
sent
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From this reading The irises restrained their perfume lest it should whip his senses; only the young larch-trees and the far fields sent him their fugitive sweetness through the dark.
shone
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From this reading One, larger than all the rest, over the larches, shone on him ironically, for it was the star of love.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The irises restrained their perfume lest it should whip his senses; only the young larch-trees and the far fields sent him their fugitive sweetness through the dark.
silver
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From this reading And on his beat between the yew-trees that, living before Pendyces came to Worsted Skeynes, would live when they were gone, he cooled his heart in the silver light of that big star.
Skeynes
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From this reading And on his beat between the yew-trees that, living before Pendyces came to Worsted Skeynes, would live when they were gone, he cooled his heart in the silver light of that big star.
star
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From this reading One, larger than all the rest, over the larches, shone on him ironically, for it was the star of love.
stars
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From this reading DEFINITION OF "PENDYCITIS" Gregory walked long in the Scotch garden with his eyes on the stars.
sweetness
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From this reading The irises restrained their perfume lest it should whip his senses; only the young larch-trees and the far fields sent him their fugitive sweetness through the dark.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading One, larger than all the rest, over the larches, shone on him ironically, for it was the star of love.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And on his beat between the yew-trees that, living before Pendyces came to Worsted Skeynes, would live when they were gone, he cooled his heart in the silver light of that big star.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEFINITION OF "PENDYCITIS" Gregory walked long in the Scotch garden with his eyes on the stars.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The irises restrained their perfume lest it should whip his senses; only the young larch-trees and the far fields sent him their fugitive sweetness through the dark.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And on his beat between the yew-trees that, living before Pendyces came to Worsted Skeynes, would live when they were gone, he cooled his heart in the silver light of that big star.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The irises restrained their perfume lest it should whip his senses; only the young larch-trees and the far fields sent him their fugitive sweetness through the dark.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And on his beat between the yew-trees that, living before Pendyces came to Worsted Skeynes, would live when they were gone, he cooled his heart in the silver light of that big star.
walked
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From this reading DEFINITION OF "PENDYCITIS" Gregory walked long in the Scotch garden with his eyes on the stars.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One, larger than all the rest, over the larches, shone on him ironically, for it was the star of love.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And on his beat between the yew-trees that, living before Pendyces came to Worsted Skeynes, would live when they were gone, he cooled his heart in the silver light of that big star.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And on his beat between the yew-trees that, living before Pendyces came to Worsted Skeynes, would live when they were gone, he cooled his heart in the silver light of that big star.
whip
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From this reading The irises restrained their perfume lest it should whip his senses; only the young larch-trees and the far fields sent him their fugitive sweetness through the dark.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading DEFINITION OF "PENDYCITIS" Gregory walked long in the Scotch garden with his eyes on the stars.
Worsted
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From this reading And on his beat between the yew-trees that, living before Pendyces came to Worsted Skeynes, would live when they were gone, he cooled his heart in the silver light of that big star.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And on his beat between the yew-trees that, living before Pendyces came to Worsted Skeynes, would live when they were gone, he cooled his heart in the silver light of that big star.
yew-trees
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From this reading And on his beat between the yew-trees that, living before Pendyces came to Worsted Skeynes, would live when they were gone, he cooled his heart in the silver light of that big star.
young
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From this reading The irises restrained their perfume lest it should whip his senses; only the young larch-trees and the far fields sent him their fugitive sweetness through the dark.
